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Supreme Court sides with football coach who wanted to pray on the field

The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines for the coach. The justices said the coach's prayer was protected by the First Amendment.

Rudy Giuliani smacked on back while campaigning on Staten Island

Giuliani said he was walking through a ShopRite grocery store in the Charleston neighborhood with supporters when the employee disparaged him and slapped his back, then made an apparent reference to abortion.

Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python

A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said.

Shooting fears sow chaos at San Francisco, New York City Pride events

Fears of active shooters at Pride events in New York City and San Francisco caused chaos Sunday, overshadowing the celebrations amid heightening concerns about previous shootings at LGBTQ spaces and the frequency of mass shootings in the United States.

‘Biblical’ insect swarms spur Oregon push to fight pests

ARLINGTON, Ore. — Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan Maley and April Aamodt are on the look out for Mormon crickets, giant insects that can ravage crops.

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Pride parades march on with new urgency across US

The annual marches in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and elsewhere take place just two days after one conservative justice on the Supreme Court signaled, in a ruling on abortion, that the court should reconsider the right to same-sex marriage recognized in 2015.

Asian American groups rally for racial and social equality

Hundreds gathered Saturday at the National Mall for a Unity March rally organized to bring attention to a slate of issues affecting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including the increased number of hate crimes, reproductive rights for underprivileged women, and the lack of Asian American representation in both media and government.

Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate prepare for new maneuvers, in courtrooms and beyond

The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade has unleashed a frenzy of activity on both sides of the abortion fight.

For gun violence researchers, bipartisan bill is a ‘glass half full’

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Jeffrey Swanson, a sociologist at Duke University, is no stranger to Washington’s gun laws debate. He has been studying violence and mental illness for more than 30 years, building a scientific case for policies that might reduce gun deaths.

‘Mitt Romney Republican’ is now a potent GOP primary attack

Mitt Romney isn’t up for reelection this year, but his name is certainly seeing alot of air time on the campaign trails.

California looks to enshrine abortion rights

California state lawmakers are expected as soon as Monday to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot that would explicitly protect reproductive rights.

Virginia antiabortion pregnancy center vandalized, police say

The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating a vandalism incident that occurred early Saturday morning at the antiabortion Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center in Lynchburg, Va.

Vermont unveils marker to highlight state’s 1st Pride parade

The event in Burlington’s City Hall Park comes as parades celebrating LGBTQ+ pride are being held in some of America’s biggest cities.